Article-attacher.



No. 7064697. Patented Aug. I2, |902.

` H. H. SIMS.

ARTICLE ATTAGHEB.

(Application Med May 15, 1961.)

(No Model.)

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IIEATII II. s'IMs, oF OCEANPAEK, CALIFORNIA.

ARTICLE-ATTACH ER.

srE'cIFcATIoN 'forming part of Letters Patent No. 706,697, aatedAugus/ 1'2, 1902.

Applicant.; Fieri May 15, i901.

,To @ZZ vwhom! t may concern:

Beit known that I, HEATH H. SIMS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Oceanpark, in the county of `Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Article-Attacher or Travelers Troll for Luggage, Baggage,UInbrellas, Hats, dac. of which the following is aspeciiication.

A frequent source of trouble to travelers and to street-railway conductors and others in charge of travelers traffic is the loss of luggage, umbrellas, baggage, 85o., which are inadvertently left on the seat or on the iioor at the seat where the` traveler has been sitting.

An object of my invention is to avoid this loss, inconvenience, and trouble by providing a simple, unobtrusive, convenient, and satisfactory device for reminding the person when leaving the seat, so that he will re-` cover the package .or other article which might otherwisebe left.

The invention is also applicable for pre-v venting travelers hats from blowing away.

I accomplish these objects by means of the device describedherein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-` Figure I is a view showing my newly-in-v vented travelers troll for luggage, eine. in use. Fig. II is a front View of the same on a larger scale ready for use. Fig. Illis an edge view` of the same. Fig. IV is a fragrnentalview of the appliance( One side ofthe case isV omitted to expose the drum, a fragment of which is broken away to show the flexible connection which is wound on the drum. Fig. Vis an enlarged fragmental sectional View to show the internal construction. Fig. VI is a fragmental section on line indicated by VI, Fig. Il. Fig. VII is a broken perholding-spring in position.

My newly-invented travelers troll com` prises a case l, means, suchas a hook 2, connected with the case for detachablyfastening the case to the apparel of the wearer, a ilexi# ble connection 3, furnished at one end with a fastening device, such as the hook 4, to fasten the connection to an article, a take-up in the case to take up the flexible connection, and means for temporarily preventing the Serialllo.V 60,396. (No model.)

take-up from operating. The take-upin the case preferably consists in a flanged drum 5, journaled torotate on a shaft 6, which is fastened to the case l, and a spring 7, connected at one' end a with the drum and at the otherend b with the post 6. The iieXible connectionV 3 is fastened to the drum\5 at one end c offsaid iieXible connection, and the hook i is fastened to the other end of the iiexible connection 3 outside the case. f

d indicates an opening in the case through which the flexible connection 3 passes. 8 indicates a spring which enters said opening and presses the iieXible connection 3 against the margin of the opening to prevent the take-up device from drawing the flexible connection or cord 3 in whenit is desired to allow the cord to remain out.

' The-edges of the sides of the case l preferably extend out past the periphery to form iianges lO, and the opening CZ is preferably located diametrically opposite the fastener 2, which will cause the opening to be downward when the case is suspended in position for use, thus permitting the escape of any foreign substances that have found their way into Vthe case. It will also cause the connector 3 to hang down from the case, and thereby prevent its becoming tangled as it is being drawn into the case. The flanges at the periphery of the case Will form abutments at the sides of the opening d to assist in holding the free end or tip of the spring in position, thereby permitting of the other end of the springbeing held in position by a single fastener.-

The hooks? andlare each preferably made of a single piece of spring-steel bent into aneye e and furnished with a spring-tongue f, extending fromone side of theeye to inside the hook to press against the inside ofI the hook. The endof the tongue f is provided with a sharp edge, as by being cut off abruptly or at substantially right angles, so that when the hook is caught upon a belt or upon a` hat-rim, as the case may be, it will grip the same and hold it firmly. The tongue stands at an angle to the hook portion and engages therewith with its sharp edge at a slight distance from the end of the hook, which will cause thc tip of the hook to IOO stand far enough from the tongue Lo-permit o'f the ready entrance into the hook of the article to which the fastener is to be applied.

The hook 2 is preferably connected with the case 1 with a ring g, which is rigidly fastened to the case for that purpose.

In practice the person desiring to be reminded of his packages or luggage when he takes his seat where he proposes to lay the packages down will attach the flexible connection or cord 3 to the package in any suitable way. If the package 9 is tied with a string, the hook 4 will be caught into the string, or if such a fastening is not available the cord 3 may be wrapped around the package and the hook 4 caught around the cord. In case the person should inadvertently start to go away without taking the package the pull of the same upon the cord 3 will remind the person, so that he can recover the package and any other package which he may have laid down. For securing an umbrella the hook may be caught in one of the stays or the cord may be wrapped around the handle and caught by the hook 4. The appliance may be attached by the hook 2 to the vest-pocket or to the belt of the wearer, as indicated in Fig. I, and when the wearer desires he may hook the hook 4 over the brim of his hat.

When the troll is not in use, the spring 8 will be drawn outward to release the coiled spring 7 to allow it to wind the drum to draw the cord into the case.

The exible connection 3 may be of any suitable material, but is preferably a fiat silk cord.

The end of the cord-holding spring S is curved to allow the cord to be freely drawn outward, but presses the cord against the margin of the hole el in the case, so as to prevent the cord from being taken up. The wall of the opening d farthest from the spring is formed with a sharp edge, and the curved portion of the spring virtually overlaps the edge a trifle, so that the cord is clamped between the edge and the curved tip of the spring. When the springs drawn outward to release the cord, thetake-up will act to take up the cord.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. An article-attacher for travelers use comprising a case, the sides of which are extended beyond the periphery to form flanges and the periphery of which case is provided With means for suspending it in position and is perforated diametrically opposite said means, one Wall of the perforation being provided With a sharp edge, a spring secured at one end to the periphery between said Iianges and adjacent to the perforation, the free end of the spring being curved and fitting in the perforation with its tip in position to engage said sharp edge, a take-up in the case, and a flexible connector through the perforation between the tip of the spring and the sharp edge, the inner end of the connector being secured to the take-up and the other end provided with a fastener.

2. An article attacher for travelers use comprising a case, the periphery of which is perforated and provided with a rigid ring diametrically opposite the perforation, a takeup in the case, a iiexible connector secured to the take-up and projecting through the perforation, means for temporarily holding the connector from moving through the perforation, the outer end of the connector and the In testimony whereof I have signed my` name to this specication, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, at Los Angeles, California, this 6th day of May, 1901.

HEATH H. SIMS. Witnesses:

JAMES R. TowNsEND, JULIA ToWNsEND. 

